QRG Capital Management Inc. Increases Stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 19.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 326,195 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 52,131 shares during the quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $15,599,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 22,283,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,176,781,000 after buying an additional 954,457 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 16,564,449 shares of the company’s stock worth $792,112,000 after buying an additional 957,258 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 16,431,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $867,773,000 after buying an additional 1,103,351 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 15,432,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $814,998,000 after buying an additional 1,700,587 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 11,643,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,816,000 after purchasing an additional 659,713 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VEA opened at $51.03 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $143.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.75 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $46.79 and a 12 month high of $53.40. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $49.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.41.

About Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

The Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund (VEA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market-cap weighted index of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks from developed markets outside the US. VEA was launched on Jul 20, 2007 and is managed by Vanguard.